Where to Find Closing Procedures
Closing procedure instructions are kept in the Supervisor Binder, which is located in the filing cabinet drawer of the floater desk.
Best Practices for Closing
Depending on how busy it is, you should have the other students on duty do a thorough building sweep at either 30 minutes to closing or 15 minutes to closing. (Helpful note: if it is busy, it is better to wait until 15 minutes to closing so that you do not have to track as many patrons leaving the building).
The Lead Grad on duty should stand at the Circulation Desk while the other students are completing the floor sweeps. You should be paying attention to who is leaving the building, paying attention to descriptions (blond hair, black backpack, etc) so that you can check in with the students when they are done checking the floors to determine who has left the building and who has not yet left.
Where to Check Before Closing
Student employees DO need to check the following spaces prior to closing: Greenan Boardroom (3rd Floor); Rare Book Library (3rd Floor); Academic Testing Center (2nd Floor).
Where to NOT Check
Student employees do NOT need to check the following spaces: the ITS hallway (lower level); the Admin/Scholarly Resources hallway (3rd floor).
How to Close Alone
In the unlikely situation where you have to close on your own, call Security at 30 minutes to closing and let them know that you are alone at the library and need help sweeping the building at closing time.
What to do if you think someone is "hiding out" at closing
If you think that someone might be hiding out to stay past closing, make sure you alert Security. Be prepared to give them a description of the patron. They can check the cameras to see if the patron left without anyone noticed. If they do not see the patron leaving on the cameras, they will do an extra thorough building sweep.
Emergency Closing
If you receive a ZagAlert that campus is closing for any emergency reason (the most likely reason would be weather), plan on completing the closing procedures early. Make an announcement like, "Due to the emergency campus closure, the library will be closing in 15 minutes. Once again, due to the emergency campus closure, the library will be closing in 15 minutes." Follow the closing procedures as usual, and make sure Security is there to help you close (x2222).